Neutral lipid fatty acid composition as trait and constraint in Collembola evolution
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2017 at "Ecology and Evolution"
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3472
Abstract: Abstract Functional traits determine the occurrence of species along environmental gradients and their coexistence with other species. Understanding how traits evolved among coexisting species helps to infer community assembly processes. We propose fatty acid composition… read more here.
Keywords: trait; fatty acid; fatty acids; phylogenetic signal ... See more keywords
Comparative taphonomy and phylogenetic signal of phosphatized Weng’an and Kuanchuanpu Biotas
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2019 at "Precambrian Research"
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2019.105408
Abstract: Abstract The Ediacaran-Cambrian is a time with globally enhanced production of phosphorites. This includes perhaps the two most famous deposits with variable cell and soft tissue phosphatization in microfossils, the Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation, which contains… read more here.
Keywords: phylogenetic signal; signal; comparative taphonomy; kuanchuanpu ... See more keywords
Extracting Phylogenetic Signal from Phylogenomic Data: Higher-Level Relationships of the Nightbirds (Strisores).
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2019 at "Molecular phylogenetics and evolution"
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2019.106611
Abstract: A well-resolved phylogeny would facilitate study of adaptation to nocturnality in the avian superorder Strisores, a group that includes both nocturnal and diurnal lineages. Based on previous estimates, it could be hypothesized that there were… read more here.
Keywords: genome scale; signal phylogenomic; study; phylogenomic analysis ... See more keywords
Testing for phylogenetic signal in claws suggests great influence of ecology on Caribbean intertidal arthropods (Acari, Oribatida).
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2021 at "Scientific reports"
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-83747-3
Abstract: Claws are common biological attachment devices that can be found in a wide variety of animal groups. Their curvature and size are supposed to be parameters related to ecological aspects. Mites, known as very small… read more here.
Keywords: claw shapes; phylogenetic signal; testing phylogenetic; ecology ... See more keywords
Phytochemistry reflects different evolutionary history in traditional classes versus specialized structural motifs
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2021 at "Scientific Reports"
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-96431-3
Abstract: Foundational hypotheses addressing plant–insect codiversification and plant defense theory typically assume a macroevolutionary pattern whereby closely related plants have similar chemical profiles. However, numerous studies have documented variation in the degree of phytochemical trait lability,… read more here.
Keywords: reflects different; evolution; chemistry; phylogenetic signal ... See more keywords
Measuring phylogenetic signal between categorical traits and phylogenies
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2019 at "Bioinformatics"
DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/bty800
Abstract: MOTIVATION Determining whether a trait and phylogeny share some degree of phylogenetic signal is a flagship goal in evolutionary biology. Signatures of phylogenetic signal can assist the resolution of a broad range of evolutionary questions… read more here.
Keywords: degree phylogenetic; trait; categorical traits; measuring phylogenetic ... See more keywords
Phylogenetic Signal, Congruence, and Uncertainty across Bacteria and Archaea.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2021 at "Molecular biology and evolution"
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msab254
Abstract: Reconstruction of the Tree of Life is a central goal in biology. Although numerous novel phyla of bacteria and archaea have recently been discovered, inconsistent phylogenetic relationships are routinely reported, and many inter-phylum and inter-domain… read more here.
Keywords: uncertainty; bacteria archaea; phylogenetic signal; signal congruence ... See more keywords
Phylogenetic non-independence in rates of trait evolution
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2018 at "Biology Letters"
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2018.0502
Abstract: Statistical non-independence of species’ biological traits is recognized in most traits under selection. Yet, whether or not the evolutionary rates of such biological traits are statistically non-independent remains to be tested. Here, we test the… read more here.
Keywords: non independence; non independent; evolutionary rates; phylogenetic non ... See more keywords
Phylogenetic signal and rate of evolutionary change in language structures
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "Royal Society Open Science"
DOI: 10.1098/rsos.211252
Abstract: Within linguistics, there is an ongoing debate about whether some language structures remain stable over time, which structures these are and whether they can be used to uncover the relationships between languages. However, there is… read more here.
Keywords: change; rate; phylogenetic signal; language structures ... See more keywords
A global test for phylogenetic signal in shifts in flowering time under climate change
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2017 at "Journal of Ecology"
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12701
Abstract: Summary Shifts in the timing of flowering are a conspicuous biological signal of climate change. These shifts have been documented across the globe for diverse communities. Although many species are flowering earlier, others have exhibited… read more here.
Keywords: phylogenetic signal; climate change; signal shifts; shifts flowering ... See more keywords
Phylogenetic Signal of Indels and the Neoavian Radiation
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2019 at "Diversity"
DOI: 10.3390/d11070108
Abstract: The early radiation of Neoaves has been hypothesized to be an intractable “hard polytomy”. We explore the fundamental properties of insertion/deletion alleles (indels), an under-utilized form of genomic data with the potential to help solve… read more here.
Keywords: signal indels; astral trees; gene trees; radiation ... See more keywords